Advanced Google Docs Features

Google Docs is a great, one stop shop for document editing. In the past, Google Docs couldn’t do many of the necessary functions found in Microsoft Word. But Google’s Docs team tackled the issue, and we’re seeing more robust functionality, and some easier-to-use features.

Google Docs is great for collaborating with others, and the cloud-based system gives you universal access.

Why don’t you just download the MS Word document from Google Docs and send it on its way? Are there special, Word only features the clients require you use?

I’ve never understood “MS Word-only” mindset, except to promote uniformity. Since you can upload and download MS Word versions in Google Docs, assuming you don’t have MS Word-only features, the work can be done in either program.

My clients that insist on MS Word are doing so because that is what they use and require all of their employees to use. What I prepare for them, their employees are going to use. Yes it is, in part at least, to enforce uniformity in their respective organizations. When it comes to legal docs that is a plus.